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What is Apokriatiko
Glendi anyway?
This is made up of two Greek words: "apokries"
and "glendi." The Greek word "apokries" means "farewell to meat" and
"glendi" means a festival or
carnival. The phrase "Apokriatiko Glendi"
is the term given to the meatfare festival
which takes places two weeks before Great Lent begins. In English, the
2nd last week before Great Lent is called "meatfare
week" and the last week before Great Lent is called "cheesefare week". Meatfare
week is the last week for eating meat, and cheesefare
week is the last week for eating dairy products, before the fasting
period begins and lasts for around 49 to 50 days prior to Easter Day. So,
the "Apokriatiko Glendi" is called meatfare week in English and is the last week for
eating meat before Great Lent begins. In Greece, the Apokriatiko glendi is very popular and is celebrated with music,
dancing and lots of meat-eating before the fasting period starts. In the
Eastern Orthodox Church, fasting begins on "Clean Monday" which
is March 11, 2019 this year, and ends on Orthodox Easter Sunday, which is
on April 28, 2019. During the 49 days of fasting, Orthodox Christians
usually abstain from eating all meat and dairy products, especially
during the final week of Lent, which is called "Holy Week" or
"Passion Week."
We held our Apokriatiko Glendi on
February 9, 2019. The party was served with delicious food, with live music,
and dancing. It’s full of fun and was very successful. The Board of
Parish Council would like to thank Nick & Fofo Panagakis
and guest from St. John the Baptist Greek Church parishioners and guest from
St. Nectarios Greek Orthodox Church and from other parishes who made
successfully our event in full capacity. Please click the link below to
watch the montage which consist of collection of photos, images, & videos
taken from the events:
2019
Apokriatiko Dinner Dance
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